Newcastle United are in their second Wembley final in two years.
Newcastle United have the chance to end a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy when they take on Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final.
The Magpies' last Wembley final in 2023 ended in heartbreak with a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United. Eddie Howe's side will be keen to put that behind them and write a new chapter in their history, ending the club's decades-long wait for silverware.
Newcastle United at Wembley: What you need to know ahead of Carabao Cup final
It has been a long road to the final - this is the story of how they got there.
Second Round: Nottingham Forest (A), 1-1 (Newcastle win 4-3 on penalties), 28 August
The Magpies started their Carabao Cup campaign against Premier League opposition - but it will forever be remembered as the night Sandro Tonali made his return following a ten-month worldwide ban for betting offences.
Newcastle took the lead through Joe Willock but a second-half equaliser from Jota Silva forced the game to penalties. North Shields-born Sean Longstaff scored the decisive penalty in the shootout to book his boyhood club's side in the next round.
Sandro Tonali returned from a 10-month ban for betting offences against Nottingham Forest in the Second Round. Credit: PA
Third round: AFC Wimbledon (H), 1-0, 1 October
Flooding forced a change of venue in the third round, after a sinkhole opened beneath Wimbledon' Cherry Red Records Stadium. The match was moved to St James' Park and the club donated £15,000 to the League Two side to help with the cost of repairs.
On the pitch, Fabian Schar's penalty was enough to secure the Magpies' progression.
A sinkhole under AFC Wimbledon's ground forced a change in venue to St James' Park. Credit: PA Images
Fourth round: Chelsea (H), 2-0 30 October
Newcastle were out for revenge against Chelsea, after the Blues dumped them out of the competition in the quarter finals the previous year. Having suffered a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea three days earlier, the Magpies had even more motivation to win.
In the space of three minutes, a goal from an Alexander Isak strike and an own goal from Axel Disasi proved decisive against an entirely different Chelsea XI.
Quarter-finals: Brentford (H), 3-1, December 18
Back under the lights at St James' Park, Newcastle secured a semi-final spot without really getting out of second gear.
Sandro Tonali weighed in with two strikes in the first half and a Fabian Schar strike 21 minutes from time put the match out of Brentford's reach.
The Magpies beat Arsenal 4-0 on aggregate to set up a meeting with Liverpool in the final at Wembley. Credit: PA Images
Semi-finals, first leg: Arsenal (A) 2-0, 7 January
Title-chasing Arsenal were next up - and the Emirates had not proved a happy hunting ground for the Magpies, who had won there just once in their previous 19 visits.
That statistic did not deter them; Alexander Isak fired them in front, before Anthony Gordon added a second to give his side a two-goal cushion for the return leg on Tyneside.
Semi-finals, second leg: v Arsenal (H) 2-0, 5 February
Almost a month later, Newcastle repeated their performance in the capital. Goals from Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon secured a 2-0 win, 14 years on from the famous 4-4 draw between the two sides in the Premier League.
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